Geiszler Genealogy

The hunt for ancestors continues with the fourth and fifth of 15 heads of households named in the  1880 US Census  with the last name  Townsend  in Franklin, County. Today is a two-for-one post as the two men listed aren't actually heads of households. They are both inmates in the Columbus Hospital for the Insane. According to the Forgotten Ohio website, the massive building that would house a large number of patients was built between 1870-1877, prior to the 1880 US Census in which I find Wm and James Townsend. "United States Census, 1880,"Wm Townsend, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district  007 , sheet  164D , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1015; FHL microfilm 1255015. "United States Census, 1880,"JamesTownsend, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district  007 , sheet  162C , NARA microfilm publicat...

The hunt for ancestors continues with the third of 15 heads of households named in the  1880 US Census  with the last name  Townsend  in Franklin, County. "United States Census, 1880,"NS Townsend,  Columbus , Franklin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district 042, sheet 25A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1015; FHL microfilm 1255015. In 1880, N.S. Townsend  (FS 29S3-R8W) and his wife Margaret are living in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. As a side note, Columbus is more urban than Truro and Hamilton have been. On Ancestry.com, a user-edited the N S to stand for Norton Strange Townsend . Norton was born about 1816 in England. His wife Margaret was born around 1824 in West Virginia.  Norton was a professor at the State University. His neighbor Edward Orton was President of the university. Norton had two children also attending the university, one being a da...